k
see also: K
Pronunciation
K
Pronunciation
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see also: K
Pronunciation
- IPA: /keɪ/
- Letter of the English alphabet
- The first letter of callsigns allocated to American broadcast television and radio stations west of the Mississippi river.
k (plural ks)
- (computing) A kilobyte (more formally KB or kB).
- (computing) A kilobit (more formally kb), especially in measuring Internet connection.
- (colloquial) kilometre or kilometres.
- We drove 15 ks before we realised Billy wasn't in the back seat.
- (colloquial) thousand or thousands.
- Just about 65 k of Jack's full salary comes from servicing the Baker account.
- The SI measurement value of 1,000
- (colloquial, texting, Internet slang) OK
- Synonyms: 'kay
K
Pronunciation
- IPA: /keɪ/, [kʰeɪ]
- Letter of the English alphabet
- 1876, "C" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 616:
- The symbol K, however, was not entirely lost; it is found irregularly in inscriptions of all dates down to the times of the empire, and regularly as an initial abbreviation of Kalendæ, Karthago, Kæso (the proper name).
- 1876, "C" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 616:
k (plural ks)catlangname en
- (legal, informal) Abbreviation of contract#English|contract.
- (education, US) Abbreviation of kindergarten#English|kindergarten.
- "K-8" is Kindergarten through eighth grade.
- (often, computing) Abbreviation of kilo-#English|kilo-, 1,024.
- (computing) A single character message used as an acknowledgement (ACK), meaning "previous message received and understood."
- (Morse code) Abbreviation of go ahead#English|go ahead, over#English|over, an indication that a message is complete and a reply is awaited.
- (baseball) Abbreviation of strikeout#English|strikeout.
- (card games, chess) Abbreviation of king#English|king.
- (biology) Abbreviation of carrying capacity#English|carrying capacity.
- (slang) Short for OK#English|OK.
- (knitting) Abbreviation of knit#English|knit.
- 1855, Godey's Magazine (volume 51, page 71)
- Knit 3, p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.
- 1855, Godey's Magazine (volume 51, page 71)
- (slang) Abbreviation of ketamine#English|ketamine a drug.
- (music) Abbreviation of Köchel number#English|Köchel number.
- Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
- (UK, government) Abbreviation of knighthood#English|Knighthood.
- (economics) Abbreviation of capital#English|capital.
- (printing) Abbreviation of black#English|black.
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